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Peter Iadicola, a professor of sociology and chairperson of the Department
of Sociology and Anthropology at IPFW, has been a faculty member at IPFW
since 1979 when he received his doctorate in sociology at the University of
California, Riverside. His research interests can best be described as eclectic.
His theoretical orientation is firmly rooted in a more critical sociological and
criminological tradition. The central theme of his research seeks to identify
how inequality relates to crime and social disorganization. He sees the
problems of crime and delinquency as well as other social problems as
features of the larger society, not to be understood in isolation of social
structure or social processes mat create problems of marginalization within
the society. In investigating the problems of delinquency he has researched
the problems of schooling and the processes within schools that create
winners and losers in the distribution of educational resources. Some of his
earlier research in the area of the Sociology of Education has provided him
with some insights as to how the problems of exclusion and marginal ization
in school lead to problems of delinquency.
He also focused on the problem of urban social disorganization as it in part
is a product of structured inequality and the political economy of cities in
capitalist society. The research on the impact of the closing of International
Harvester, a monograph on the history of the East Central Neighborhood
Association entitled the East Central Neighborhood: A Celebration of
Community, and articles on defining community, social disorganization, and
community policing all stem from this interest.
His major work along this theme is the book entitled Violence, Inequality,
and Human Freedom that he coauthored with Anson Shupe. In this work, the
object of study is violence in all its manifestations. The centra! theme is how
patterns of violence are related to patterns of inequality in a society and the
world political economic system. The book begins with a theoretical
framework that initially defines violence quite broadly. The text is organized
in terms of the different spheres of violence: interpersonal, institutional, and
structural. The underlying thread that ties these various forms of violence
together is how they all relate to patterns of inequality. The story of violence
starts with the structural features of the society and world system that have
violent outcomes as defined in terms of life chances. The link is made
between how structural violence relates to institutional violence and then to
the most recognized and common forms of interpersonal violence. There is
currently no other book in the field that attempts to address such a broad area
of inquiry and to develop a theoretical framework that links the various forms
of violence within and among social systems.
His most recent works have studied the media's portrayal of state violence
(e.g., the Ramparts police scandal in Los Angeles). Along with continuing
his research on violence, he is currently working on several research projects
including collaborating with members of the Fort Wayne community in
developing a model to measure the quality of life within the community.

Peter Iadicola, a professor of sociology and chairperson of the Department
of Sociology and Anthropology at IPFW, has been a faculty member at IPFW
since 1979 when he received his doctorate in sociology at the University of
California, Riverside. His research interests can best be described as eclectic.
His theoretical orientation is firmly rooted in a more critical sociological and
criminological tradition. The central theme of his research seeks to identify
how inequality relates to crime and social disorganization. He sees the
problems of crime and delinquency as well as other social problems as
features of the larger society, not to be understood in isolation of social
structure or social processes mat create problems of marginalization within
the society. In investigating the problems of delinquency he has researched
the problems of schooling and the processes within schools that create
winners and losers in the distribution of educational resources. Some of his
earlier research in the area of the Sociology of Education has provided him
with some insights as to how the problems of exclusion and marginal ization
in school lead to problems of delinquency.
He also focused on the problem of urban social disorganization as it in part
is a product of structured inequality and the political economy of cities in
capitalist society. The research on the impact of the closing of International
Harvester, a monograph on the history of the East Central Neighborhood
Association entitled the East Central Neighborhood: A Celebration of
Community, and articles on defining community, social disorganization, and
community policing all stem from this interest.
His major work along this theme is the book entitled Violence, Inequality,
and Human Freedom that he coauthored with Anson Shupe. In this work, the
object of study is violence in all its manifestations. The centra! theme is how
patterns of violence are related to patterns of inequality in a society and the
world political economic system. The book begins with a theoretical
framework that initially defines violence quite broadly. The text is organized
in terms of the different spheres of violence: interpersonal, institutional, and
structural. The underlying thread that ties these various forms of violence
together is how they all relate to patterns of inequality. The story of violence
starts with the structural features of the society and world system that have
violent outcomes as defined in terms of life chances. The link is made
between how structural violence relates to institutional violence and then to
the most recognized and common forms of interpersonal violence. There is
currently no other book in the field that attempts to address such a broad area
of inquiry and to develop a theoretical framework that links the various forms
of violence within and among social systems.
His most recent works have studied the media's portrayal of state violence
(e.g., the Ramparts police scandal in Los Angeles). Along with continuing
his research on violence, he is currently working on several research projects
including collaborating with members of the Fort Wayne community in
developing a model to measure the quality of life within the community.